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SCA: security update for node-forge (GHSA-5m6q-g25r-mvwx)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 439290

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript.
 Prior to version 1.4.0, a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the node-forge library due to an
 infinite loop in the BigInteger.modInverse() function (inherited from the bundled jsbn library). When
 modInverse() is called with a zero value as input, the internal Extended Euclidean Algorithm enters an
 unreachable exit condition, causing the process to hang indefinitely and consume 100% CPU. Version 1.4.0
 patches the issue. (CVE-2026-33891)

Solution

Update the node-forge library and its related packages to version 1.4.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5m6q-g25r-mvwx

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439290

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/27/2026

Updated: 4/9/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.16

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-33891

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-33891

cwe: CWE-835